Chelsea striker Diego Costa could be banned for three matches if found guilty of stamping on Liverpool’s Emre Can in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final clash at Stamford Bridge.
The Football Association has charged him for violent conduct following the 12th minute incident in the match won by Chelsea 1-0.
He faces a three-match ban and could miss Saturday’s league match at home to Manchester City.
He has until 18:00 GMT on Thursday to respond to the charge and he could request a personal hearing to defend himself.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has already defended him and describe the incidents as “accidental”.
Diego Costa’s maddest moments (courtesy ITV.com)
- November 2008: Ten games into his loan move to Albacete, Costa is shown a straight red card after 58 minutes for kicking out with both feet at an opponent after he was tackled during the 2-1 win at Alicante
- March 2009: Costa receives his second dismissal of the season for Albacete after clattering wildly into an opponent with five minutes remaining of the 1-1 draw against Tenerife
- March 2010: During his loan spell with Valladolid, Costa receives a straight red card after 34 minutes for stamping on an opponent during the goalless draw with Espanyol, then managed by Mauricio Pochettino
- November 2010: Sent off before half-time for elbowing an opponent in retaliation for being hit in the chest during Atletico Madrid’s Copa del Rey match against Universidad de Las Palmas
- December 2012: Costa clashed repeatedly with Sergio Ramos during Atletico’s 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid, and was accused of spitting, headbutting and punching the Spanish defender
- December 2012: Handed a straight red card five days later for headbutting David Limbersky in Ateltico Madrid’s 1-0 Europa League defeat against Czech side Viktoria Plzen
- November 2014: Costa kicks out at John O’Shea but escapes punishment as Chelsea struggle to score against Premier League strugglers Sunderland
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